What color is #7E8442?

#7E8442 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Overgrown Citadel. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7E8442?

The RGB value is 126, 132, 66: 126 red, 132 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7E8442?

The complementary color is #484284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7E8442?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7E8442 color

#7E8442 rgb(126, 132, 66)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #7E8442 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 49.4% red, 51.8% green and 25.9% blue (126, 132, 66).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 33% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Overgrown Citadel (#888844), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#7E8442 color codes

HEX	`#7E8442`
RGB	`rgb(126, 132, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(49.4%, 51.8%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 33%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 50%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 50%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.31, -12.48, 34.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.31, 36.78, 109.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.839, 21.332, 8.331)`
Decimal	`8291394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7E8442, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #7E8442	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7E8442 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #7E8442 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7e8442; }
.text { color: #7e8442; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7e8442; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(126 132 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7e8442, #5d8442); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #7E8442?: #7E8442 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Overgrown Citadel. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7E8442?: The RGB value is 126, 132, 66: 126 red, 132 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7E8442?: The complementary color is #484284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7E8442?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.